Prospect Info: 2023 Draft Thread (Yotes picking #6 & #12)

[rt]

1. Bedard
2. Fantilli
3. Yager
4. Livanavage
5. Everyone else

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[Grimes]

Hahaha amazing.

 

[BAdvocate]

LOL. Here we go......

 

[TheLegend]

*locking thread until May 2023*



(Don’t panic rt. I was surprised you didn’t do this yesterday. )

 

[Puck possession wins]

1. Bedard
2. Fantilli
3. Yager
4. Livanavage
5. Everyone else

You forgot Michkov at 2

 

[rt]

You forgot Michkov at 2

No I didn’t.

 

[moosemeister]

You forgot Michkov at 2

Michkov isn’t going too five unless a lot goes right haha

 

[rt]

Michkov isn’t going too five unless a lot goes right haha

He is probably the best prospect though. I will give him that.

 

[Heldig]

1. Bedard
2. Fantilli
3. Yager
4. Livanavage
5. Everyone else

Livanavage top 5?

What about Dvorsky? Haittunnen? Ritchie?

 

[rt]

Livanavage top 5?

What about Dvorsky? Haittunnen? Ritchie?

 

[TheLegend]

Oh my….. 364 more days of rt daring everyone to knock him off his mountain.

 

[Heldig]

to be fair, I missed the joke about Livanavage. Had never heard of him...figured he was some dark horse favourite of yours.

 

[rt]

to be fair, I missed the joke about Livanavage. Had never heard of him...figured he was some dark horse favourite of yours.

Well he kinda is.

 

[Prestigeworldwide]

Holy crap, I spent some time looking at 23' prospects and jeesh...let's keep the tank rolling! Need to add some 23 firsts in trades because that class is loaded.

 

[moosemeister]

Finish bottom 5. Michkov will be there at 5. We can wait a few years for him to come over if we can manage to snag another 2 first rounders next season

 

[wbwing]

Are their any highly touted D? Definitely go BPA, but with Cooley/Hayton/Geekie/Smith/Jenik/McBain, certainly hope we have at least 3 legit Cs there. And we are weak on top end D.

 

[rt]

Are their any highly touted D? Definitely go BPA, but with Cooley/Hayton/Geekie/Smith/Jenik/McBain, certainly hope we have at least 3 legit Cs there. And we are weak on top end D.

My favorite is Lukas Dragicevic.

 

[Prestigeworldwide]

My favorite is Lukas Dragicevic.

Also Mikhail Gulyayev...but he's Russian. I think the class thus far has some heavy forward talent at the top. Really want another top 5 pick next year.

 

[Grimes]

Holy crap, I spent some time looking at 23' prospects and jeesh...let's keep the tank rolling! Need to add some 23 firsts in trades because that class is loaded.

Yeah we pretty much can't go wrong with a top 10 pick next year. Would be lovely to get some luck like CBJ once and manage to get two top 15 picks. I don't expect 23 1sts to be traded like candy though.

So far
1st (AZ)
2nd (AZ)
3rd (AZ)
3rd (WSH)

Not nearly enough capital. Especially since we have three 2nds in 2024 and 2025. We even have three 3rds and two 4ths in 2024

 

[TheLegend]

 

[Grimes]

The great thing about drafting Geekie is it helps balance out having Cooley and potentially one of the smaller guys from next year's top 10. I had fever dreams of drafting Bedard or Benson along with Cooley and Keller and having the team get pushed around too much. I know it's a silly concern but now it's not even something I have to consider.

 

[Vinny Boombatz]

As much as I'd like to get Bedard, I'd rather have Fantilli, Dvorsky or Carlsson who all will have big years next year and all are big C's. Fantilli is obviously my favorite and since we're the Coyotes there is no way we win the lottery so we will have the opportunity to get Fantilli.

 

[rt]

As much as I'd like to get Bedard, I'd rather have Fantilli, Dvorsky or Carlsson who all will have big years next year and all are big C's. Fantilli is obviously my favorite and since we're the Coyotes there is no way we win the lottery so we will have the opportunity to get Fantilli.

You left out my boy Yager!!! I love Brayden Yager. He’s the kid who actually plays like Shane Wright was supposed to play. All the things people said about Wright that you ever quite saw, is what I saw in Yager. Huge fan.

 

[rt]

The great thing about drafting Geekie is it helps balance out having Cooley and potentially one of the smaller guys from next year's top 10. I had fever dreams of drafting Bedard or Benson along with Cooley and Keller and having the team get pushed around too much. I know it's a silly concern but now it's not even something I have to consider.

I agree. I could see some scenario where Benson has an absolutely amazing season, and does it on Geekie’s wing. And despite being a 5’10 170lb LW we want to draft him because he puts up the best statistical season of any WHL draft eligible (apart from Bedard) in years and years.

 

[Vinny Boombatz]

You left out my boy Yager!!! I love Brayden Yager. He’s the kid who actually plays like Shane Wright was supposed to play. All the things people said about Wright that you ever quite saw, is what I saw in Yager. Huge fan.

Yes, but Yager is only 6'0'' and 161 lbs, I'd rather get the bigger kids Fantilli 6'3'' 192, Carlsson 6'3'' 185, or Dvorsky 6'1'' 191

...and all 3 play a heavier game than Yager.